B-17’s in WWII
A look back to B-17's over Europe in WWII. #b17 #boeing #wwii #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari
Wildcat Wednesday
Its #WildcatWednesday and here is a General Motors FM-2 Wildcat fighter getting a wave-off from the Landing Signal Officer, while...
Japanese Surrender at Wake Island
#otd Raising the U.S. flag over Wake Island on 4 September 1945, as a U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays Colors. This was the first time the...
AA Training in WWII (Pacific Theater)
Here is something different and interesting check out the Anti-Aircraft Training Center at Waianae, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. Here is a...
Research, Research, and more Research!
We to our hat to David Doyle and his books, we are always hunting for stories and fact checking for our posts. Today is more research on...
OS2U aboard USS Missouri (1944)
Flashback to August 1944 with the pilot of a Vought OS2U floatplane unstraps his flight log from his leg, after returning from a flight....
USS Saratoga CV-3 (1942)
On August 31st 1942 USS Saratoga CV-3 was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Here she is in September under repair at Tongatabu, Tonga...
Catalina on Patrol
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina patrol plane In flight, September 1940, a beautiful design and played a vital part in WWII. #PBY #pbycatalina...
Who loves the Cat?
Who loves the Catalina? Here is a PBY Catalina of VP-52, she has a bit of weathering. #pby #pbycatalina #wwii #flynavy #aviationsafari...
USS Charger CVE-30 (1944)
Follow up to our FM-2 Wildcat post, here is what the island of USS Charger CVE-30 looked like circa February 1944. Note mast structure,...
